Phrase guide

upper reaches

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The highest or most northerly extremes of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Examples

  • the upper reaches of the Amazon.

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 上游 (shàngyóu) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Chinese Mandarin: 上流 (shàngliú) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Finnish: yläjuoksu — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • German: Oberlauf — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Hungarian: felső szakasz/folyás — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Hungarian: felső szint — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Japanese: 上流 (jōryū) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Japanese: 川上 (kawakami) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Japanese: 水上 (minakami) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Korean: 상류 (sangnyu) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Korean: 물위 (murwi) — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Vietnamese: thượng lưu — the part of a river that is near where it begins
  • Vietnamese: thượng nguồn — the part of a river that is near where it begins